mating season runs from late april to earlv july. the pheasants build their nests in alpine meadows or in caves, and after laying six to eight eggs, the female bird begins to brood for 29 days.
每年四月底至七月初是繁殖期,这时秦岭血雉筑巢于高山草丛或石洞中,每窝产卵6-8枚,孵化期29天。
「some animals have started their mating season early this year because of the warm winter,」 maxim kozlov, the curator at ivanovo zoo, northeast of moscow, told reuters by telephone.
莫斯科伊凡诺沃动物园园长科兹洛夫说:「由于暖冬的降临,一些动物已经提前开始了它们的交配季节。」
the spokesman said experts thought the attack may have been linked to the mating season or because the squirrel was ill.
这位发言人说专家们认为这样的袭击可能和松鼠配偶季节,或者是松鼠生病了有关。
mating season is still on, and as the birds can have up to 12 young at once, gardeners have been urged to help them cope by leaving seeds and peanuts in feeders and bird tables.
交配季节降至,他们一次可以有12个幼仔。园丁已经敦促大家放一些食物(种子和花生)在饲料机里和桌上。
the start of the mating season is announced in late summer by loud bellowing, as bulls fight to choose their mates.